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Literary Criticism/ in practice for a test
St Kevin and the Black Bird / by Seamus Heaney (1996) – And then there was St Kevin and the blackbird. The saint is kneeling, arms stretched out, inside His cell, but the cell is narrow, so _ One turned-up palm is out the window, stiff As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands And lays…
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The Hermeneutics of Divination – or why astrology works
The symbolic act of astrology is rather like turning water into wine.
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Today is a Page of Coins Day – Prepare for un-looked for news
This attitude of pure wonder is both the promise and danger of a Page of Coins day.
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Enjoy the Garden of Eden – Today is an Ace of Coins
When dealing with this energy, it pays to remember that in the Judeo-Christian religion, the first gift from God was the Garden of Eden
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King Minos & His Minotaur – the Classic Taurean Myth
Carried to an extreme, Taurus can be almost pathological in her fear of change and loss.
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Resurrection leads to Judgement and from there to ….?
Easter is an excellent time to consider that the doctrine of the resurrection leads straight to that of judgement, which like Karma, leads to the moment when the ‘rewards’ for your past efforts appear. Sounds scary, I admit. But the wisdom of the Tarot suggests that for those who’ve met certain preconditions, judgement is a…
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Saturn as the Antidote to Your Saturated (shopaholic) Self
Saturn signifies our striving for accomplishment, material success, and social status – for authority and control. All necessary things for the individuated ego to succeed in the world.
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Follow your Bliss – Today is an Eight of Coins Day
Yet it’s impossible to fully embrace the passion offered by the eight of coins without also sensing the discipline the nine of coins will require in order to enjoy it.
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Just when you thought things were going to get better……
Enter Uranus in Aries – the energy of the warrior – the crusader – the pioneer – the impetuous child. Might we expect the rise of another Hitler? I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
